EXUMA MURDER CONVICTION OVERTURNED
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 27-year sentence of a man who was accused of robbing and killing another man in Exuma seven years ago.
THREE ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM KELLY’S
THREE men were yesterday accused of stealing $14,000 worth of goods from Kelly’s Freeport Limited by reason of employment.
HE CAME FOR A JOB, HE LEFT AS A THIEF
A 35-YEAR-OLD man who stole a fast-food worker’s backpack after he visited the establishment to apply for a job was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.
OUTSTANDING EDUCATION LOANS SLASHED BY 21%
THE Education Loan Authority’s (ELA) outstanding loans have decreased in number by 21 percent or almost 1,000 since 2018, its chairman said yesterday.
Bahamas in ‘another place’ if local digital asset access
A BLOCKCHAIN entrepreneur yesterday argued that Bahamians must be given access to assets and structures this country has offered to non-nationals if it is to move financial services to “another place”.
Diversity and politics
THE lack of diversity in politics today is both troubling and wrong in a representative democracy.
Brave Davis in the Same Ole Place
BACK in the day the “Same Ole Place” was a popular eatery and political watering hole in Nassau. Nowadays the “Same Ole Place” appears to be emblematic of where Brave Davis has driven the “new” PLP.
‘I just wasn’t in the mood to go this year’: ‘Buddy’ Hield speaks on decision not to defend his 3-pt title
Chavano “Buddy” Hield had his most productive stretch of the season over the course of the last two games and addressed his absence from the upcoming Three-Point Contest and the first half struggles for his Sacramento Kings.
THE PRESS BOX: 3 potential Lakers trade targets could solidify a run at a repeat
As the NBA heads toward the all star break and the league’s trade deadline, I have three potential Laker trade targets that could solidify the defending champions run at a repeat.
Basketball table official Marshall remembered
ON the day she would have celebrated her 54th birthday, the basketball community and the teaching profession came together with family and friends to pay their last respects to the late Katrinka Marshall.
Track and field athletes get set for NCAA Indoors
BAHAMIAN student athletes were prominently featured among the lists of qualifiers for various divisions in the upcoming NCAA and NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Patrick Mactaggart wins tennis tournament
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Patrick Mactaggart on playing well and winning the ACTS Singles UTR 2.5-6.5 Tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, on February 21.
EDITORIAL: Senior police officers given cold shoulder
“Dignity and respect, that’s all I wanted.”
STATESIDE: Same old, same old - the man just won’t go away
He got a haircut. That was the first thing some spectators noticed when ex-President Donald Trump strode out on to the stage on Sunday at an Orlando Hyatt hotel to bask in the adulatory applause of the 1,400 faithful fans gathered at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Committee conference.
FRONT PORCH: From Norman’s Cay to Nygard Cay
The sordid and dark chapters in Bahamian history linking Norman’s Cay, Exuma, to Nygard Cay, New Providence, are deeply woven into the political narrative and entrenched culture of corruption of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
Facial recognition technology now in place at airport
STATE-of-the-art facial recognition comparison technology is now available at Lynden Pindling International Airport to ensure a more secure and safe travel experience.
120 body cameras in use - with more still to come
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said police officers are using 120 body cameras with more expected to be rolled out.
Speaker considering question time
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said he is considering implementing a Prime Minister’s question and answer period in Parliament as he warned members of Parliament to be on notice that the practice of the governing party avoiding questions will not continue.
PAHO says vaccines due ‘mid March’
THE director of the Pan-American Health Organisation said the group expects that the world will continue to face a shortage of vaccines for much of 2021.
